Brooklyn BP Antonio Reynoso has taken cash from real estate interests despite pledge
Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso’s reelection campaign has accepted thousands of dollars in contributions from real estate industry players even though he ran for office on a promise to not take money from that sector, according to a Daily News review of city records.
The issue became a flashpoint during last week’s first debate in the Brooklyn borough president’s race, when Reynoso’s Democratic primary opponent, Khari Edwards, questioned why the BP had accepted donations from “luxury developers” even though he has maintained for years he doesn’t take campaign cash from the real estate industry.
Reynoso pushed back, calling Edwards’ question “nonsense.”
“You know I don’t take money from developers,” said the BP, who was elected in 2021 on a broader promise to refuse any donations “from the real estate industry,” which is often viewed as including brokers, landlords and property managers in addition to developers.
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